It is time for students to stop being intimidated by organic chemistry. Using his simple, straightforward, easy-to-understand writing style, Wallace has simplified the often-complex world of organic chemistry by writing a full-year organic chemistry textbook that students actually want to read. Students reading this book will feel like a master teacher is sitting next to them, with a pencil in hand, slowly, clearly, and patiently explaining the material to them. By focusing on the most important themes of the subject and heavily emphasizing mechanisms and pushing electrons, students simply retain more material and learn how to "think" organic chemistry. Students are not passive observers as they get plenty of practice with the in-chapter problems and can quickly check their understanding with the provided answer key.